The Portland daily press., 1887-06-23
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaGIN COUNTY.

ANOitOoNO0ulN SOONAis
The Common, Councilmen Of Lewiston
have challenged their brethren Of the Au-
burn Common Council to a game OF base ball
in the city park on July 4th, at 10 a. m.
The schools in Livermore Falls close this
week.
Delegates from Kimball Relief Corps Of
Livermore Falls, are attending the annual
session of the State organization held at Au-
burn this week.
A. Records driving crew left Livermore
Tuesday, for Rumford Falls, for the purpose
of floating down the logs which were piled
on the banks of the. river, at that place last
year, the water being too low to float them
down then conveniently.
Work has begun on the Baptist parsonage
at Llvermore Falls. IL is to be two-story
wooden structure with an ell.
At their meeting last Saturday, the farmers
ef Livermore Falls and vicinity expressed
a lively interest in the cooperative butter
factory, which they are talking of erecting
A committee Of investigation was appointed.
Another meeting will be held next week.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A fine little steamer is to be placed on
Reeds Pond, Ellsworth. 1t is now in pro-
cess OF construction at Camden and win be
completed about the 10th inst. The principal
owners are DR.. w. M. Haines and Senator
Hale. The boat will be named "Boss Hale"
in honor Of Senator Hale's youngest son.
KNOX COUNTY.
One of the features of the fair of the
Knox Agricultural Society will be two
days horse trot on Sept 10Th and S0th. The
events Will consist OF two colt races, for two
year-olds and three-year-olds, open to any
county colt, gents driving race, $50, 800
minute and free-for-all The purses offered
will amount to $500.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
!. The August meeting of the Kennebec
County Grange will be with Albion Grange.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Job Hussey was buried at New Castle last
Friday, aged % years. Mr.. Hussey was
probably the Oldest inhabitant OF New Cas-
tie, and in the last few years was singular
ly smart old man.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Saturday, Jesse Wilson of Atkinson, while
at work in the Penobsc0t Central surveying
party as an axeman, accidentally struck his
axe so that 1t glanced and split open his foot.
The wound was terrible one, and there are
fears that 1t may cost him his life.
Citizens Of 0ldtown have subscribed about
$3.50 Fourth OF July celebration, Hon.
A. g. Lebroke, of FOxcrOft, will deliver the
oration, and the rest Of the day will be taken
up with fantasies, races, fireworks, etc.
The Up-River News says Mr.. William
Watts, Of Upper Saltwater made arrange
ments last fall with Mrs. Chaplin Of Orono
to board and care for his eight-year-old boy.
Last Sunday the boy was missed, and yigi
morning was he found in the school house
where he had been lying In two chairs, with
out dinner, supper or breakfast. and afraid
to 60 home. Upon taking the boy to Still
who is quiet, in0ffensiye little fellow, has
been on several occasions beaten in terri
BILE manner, and his little body presented
terrible appearance.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The new yacht for Mr.. Mallett of Freeport
building at Harrington's at Bath, win be
named Restless" The New York yacht
Harlequin, at tile same yard, is nearly COM
pleted. Both will be launched this week.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The people of Embden are trying to settle
up the trouble over their town bonds, and
the bondholders who have offered to take so
cents on the dollar, are making themselves
busy with arrangements.
Mr.. j. I. Small of Lewiston has charge of
the sale Of the property of the late Joel Gray
in Embden.. lie says that the buildings are
an eye to elegance. Mr.. Gray was for years
proprietor of the City Hstel, Boston, and
was railroad magnate in Somerset county
and that section of Maine.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At meeting in Dennysville, May Goth,
there was organized Dennysville, Edmunds
and Marion Soldiers Monument Society,
Lincoln, president; Mrs. George H. Nc
Laughlin, vice president; Mrs. Fred j. Gard
ner, secretary; Miss Sarah p Lincoln, treas
urer. A soliciting committee for each Of the
towns is now raising the funds.
The fire engine contest on the Fourth will
be an interesting feature of the celebration
in Machias.
YORK COUNTY.
The English residents of Sanford village
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Queen
Victoria's reign with a supper and social en-
tertainment at the hall Saturday night.
Ramshackle trotting park at Newfield |
Centre, is nearly completed. The park COM
the best half-mile trotting parks in New En-
gland,